"千千萬萬" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²² maːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/, /t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²² maːn²²/ Chinese transliterations: qiānqiānwànwàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cin¹ cin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qiānqiānwànwàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciancianwànwàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻien¹-chʻien¹-wan⁴-wan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyān-chyān-wàn-wàn [Mandarin, Yale], chianchianwannwann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цяньцяньваньвань [Mandarin, Palladius], cjanʹcjanʹvanʹvanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], chīn chīn maahn maahn [Cantonese, Yale], tsin¹ tsin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], qin¹ qin¹ man⁶ man⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tshen tshen mjonH mjonH [Middle-Chinese]
Etymology: AABB-type reduplication of 千萬/千万 (qiānwàn). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|千萬||tr=}} 千萬/千万 (qiānwàn), {{zh-AABB|千萬}} AABB-type reduplication of 千萬/千万 (qiānwàn) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 千千萬萬
  1. innumerable; thousands upon thousands Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-千千萬萬-zh-phrase-kVQjXhnt Categories (other): Chinese AABB-type reduplications, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese AABB-type reduplications: 73 27 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. absolutely; by all means; must Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-千千萬萬-zh-phrase-fKpkkTUS

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          "english": "As far back as 1905 Lenin pointed out emphatically that our literature and art should “serve … the millions and tens of millions of working people”.",
          "ref": "列寧還在一九〇五年就已著重指出過,我們的文藝應當「為千千萬萬勞動人民服務」。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "列宁还在一九〇五年就已着重指出过,我们的文艺应当「为千千万万劳动人民服务」。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition\nLièníng hái zài yījiǔlíngwǔ nián jiù yǐ zhuózhòng zhǐchū guò, wǒmen de wényì yīngdāng “wèi qiānqiānwànwàn láodòng rénmín fúwù”. [Pinyin]",
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          "by all means",
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      "zh-pron": "qiānqiānwànwàn"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ"
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      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cin¹ cin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "qiānqiānwànwàn"
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      "zh-pron": "ciancianwànwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien¹-chʻien¹-wan⁴-wan⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chyān-chyān-wàn-wàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chianchianwannwann"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньцяньваньвань"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹcjanʹvanʹvanʹ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "tsin¹ tsin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "qin¹ qin¹ man⁶ man⁶"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "tshen tshen mjonH mjonH"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²² maːn²²/"
    }
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          "english": "As far back as 1905 Lenin pointed out emphatically that our literature and art should “serve … the millions and tens of millions of working people”.",
          "ref": "列寧還在一九〇五年就已著重指出過,我們的文藝應當「為千千萬萬勞動人民服務」。 [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "列宁还在一九〇五年就已着重指出过,我们的文艺应当「为千千万万劳动人民服务」。 [MSC, simp.]\nFrom: 1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition\nLièníng hái zài yījiǔlíngwǔ nián jiù yǐ zhuózhòng zhǐchū guò, wǒmen de wényì yīngdāng “wèi qiānqiānwànwàn láodòng rénmín fúwù”. [Pinyin]",
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          "by all means",
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      "zh-pron": "qiānqiānwànwàn"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cin¹ cin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "qiānqiānwànwàn"
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      "zh-pron": "ciancianwànwàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻien¹-chʻien¹-wan⁴-wan⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chyān-chyān-wàn-wàn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chianchianwannwann"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цяньцяньваньвань"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cjanʹcjanʹvanʹvanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chīn chīn maahn maahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsin¹ tsin¹ maan⁶ maan⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qin¹ qin¹ man⁶ man⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²² maːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "tshen tshen mjonH mjonH"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wän⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ maːn²² maːn²²/"
    }
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  "word": "千千萬萬"
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